Andrew J. Robinson

From IMDb:

Birth name
Andrew Jordt Robinson

Height
5' 10" (1.78 m)

Mini biography
Andrew Jordt Robinson was born in New York City and attended the University of New Hampshire, later receiving his B.A. in English from the New School for Social Research in NYC. After graduation, he spent a year in England at the London Academy for Music and Dramatic Arts on a Fulbright Scholarship. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Mr. Robinson performed a wide variety of theater, movie and television roles. These included the infamous Scorpio killer in Dirty Harry (1971), a stint on _"Ryan's Hope" (1988)_ which earned him an Emmy nomination, and the title role in a TV movie about Liberace. He was chosen for the continuing guest role of Garak the Cardassian tailor/spy on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993) after first reading for the part of Odo! In the early 90s, Mr. Robinson helped found The Matrix Theatre Company in Los Angeles. In addition to acting in several of the company's productions, in 1995 and 1996 his direction of "Endgame" and "The Homecoming" at the Matrix earned him two Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards. This led to his TV directing debut on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993), and Mr. Robinson has since gone on to direct episodes of "Star Trek: Voyager" (1995). 1997-1998 directorial projects at The Matrix were "Dangerous Corner" and "A Moon for the Misbegotten".

IMDb mini-biography by: Vicki Reeves

From StarTrek.com:

Andrew Jordt Robinson was born in New York on February 14, 1942. Robinson's career plans were journalism and teaching until a Fulbright acting scholarship gave him a year of study at the London Academy for Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA) and permanently changed his life.

During the 1960's and 1970's Robinson honed his craft in U.S. regional theater and on the New York stage, as both actor and playwright,. At the same time, he began capturing television roles. His 1971 portrayal of Dirty Harry's nemesis, the Scorpio Killer, left Robinson typecast and his film career at a standstill.

He continued theater and episodic television work, including a stint on Ryan's Hope (1977) with Kate Mulgrew, which earned him an Emmy nomination. Winning the L.A. Drama Ciritics Circle Best Actor Award in 1985 helped create casting opportunities in long-form television and movies.

Robinson's 1992 audition for the role of Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine resulted in being cast as the multi-layered Cardassian Elim Garak. In addition to his work as Garak, Robinson helped found (in 1993) The Matrix Theater Company in Los Angeles, directed episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager, and, in 2000, authored "A Stitch in Time," a DS9 novel. In 2001, Robinson directed a highly acclaimed production of the Tony Award-winning play "Side Man" at the Pasadena Playhouse.

Andrew Robinson has been married since 1970 to Irene Robinson. They have a daughter, Rachel Robinson, who appeared in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Visitor." Irene has two sons from a previous marriage. The couple also have two grandchildren.

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